By Megan Hamann
The Gull
Gull Lake HS
1st Place
Division 4, Yearbook
Sports Feature Writing
Found on the side of the road by senior players Kenneth Harnden and Nicholas Miller: The Cone. And it became the team mascot and part of the team’s as a pre-game ritual–kiss the cone.
Team members said that the cone defines the season both on and off the field.
“We found a cone on the side of the road, after coming back from getting our mouth guards fitted. Nick really wanted this cone, so he took the wheel as I leaned out to get it,” Harden said.
Other teammates weighed.
“After Trey brought this cone to our team tailgate, it was decided that this cone would be our
mascot. Each person has to kiss the cone once before the game. If you kiss the cone twice, it’s bad luck. The cone follows us onto the field,” Klinger said.
The also claimed that the cones has special powers.
“We kiss the cone to charge it. When the water boy brings it on
the field, it’s set on the 50 yard line. Once it is placed on the 50 yard line, the power is unleashed onto the field,” Harnden said.
Harnden said the cone pumps them up.
“It’s the brotherhood of the traveling cone because no one can fit into the same pair of pants,” junior Tyler Klinger said, but everyone can kiss the cone.”